PORTLAND — The city’s first charter school could be moving to a new location in the next few years. Michele LaForge, head of school for the Baxter Academy for Science and Technology, said the building at 54 York St. is too small to accommodate the school’s students and faculty. The school also leases space in […]
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In Sight: First students to attend Baxter charter school include 19 from L-A
PORTLAND — Ryan Courbron came to Baxter Academy with a career path in mind. “I came in here thinking that I’m going to be an architect,” the 15-year-old student from Lewiston said. Baxter is one of five public charter schools in Maine. It opened last fall to 126 freshmen and sophomores. The school offers upward of 20 […]
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LePage blasts Senate president for school remarks
PORTLAND— Maine’s outspoken governor, who was homeless as a child, and a legislative leader born into a wealthy family exchanged attacks over charter schools Wednesday, reigniting a fiery political debate in the state over school choice. The Maine Heritage Policy Center, a conservative think tank, hosted an event at Portland’s Baxter Academy to celebrate the […]
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LePage says Democrats are fighting to deny school choice
AUGUSTA — Senate President Justin Alfond’s criticism of Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in the Bangor Daily News last week drew a pointed response Wednesday from Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who told Alfond, a Democrat, in a letter that “attacking a public charter school that provides choice for Maine students reeks of hypocrisy.” LePage, […]
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Alfond attacks new Portland charter school for aligning with ‘extreme organization’
PORTLAND — Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, attacked a new charter school in his district Friday for aligning itself with what he called one of the most extreme political organizations in Maine. Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, a new charter school set to open this fall in Portland, will host a policy luncheon next […]